Apply for British certification and tax relief

Find out how to qualify your film, high-end television programme, animation programme, children’s television programme or video game as British.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017), a video game awarded final certification

In order to qualify for the UK’s creative sector tax reliefs, all films, animation and television programmes or video games must be certified as British through the cultural test or qualify as an official co-production.

The unit offers advice on qualification under the cultural tests, the UK’s bi-lateral co-production agreements and the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production.

Find out about the tax reliefs and new expenditure credits system.

Notice regarding turnaround times

Please note our current turnaround time is 18 to 20 weeks from receiving your application to issuing a certificate, we would encourage productions and companies to build these longer timeframes into their schedules when applying for the cultural tests. Please apply as early as possible if you are under time constraints.

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UK Independent Film Tax Credit

Find out more about the upcoming UK Independent Film Tax Credit announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget 2024.

We will share any further information as it becomes available.

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Qualify through the cultural test or as an official co-production.

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